Service Record · Est. 2021

Sharad Seth

Programme Management & Governance Leader — governance & development-sector delivery. Government and donor-funded programmes across Punjab & Bihar, from district command rooms to NITI Aayog policy tables.

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01 · Profile

Programme leadership, proven in the field

Development-sector programme leader with 5+ years delivering government and donor-funded programmes across 40+ districts in Punjab and Bihar. I have managed ₹135 Cr+ portfolios through the full lifecycle — design, budgeting, vendor and partner management, M&E, and donor reporting — while training 7,500+ officials and leading multi-district teams. Flagship results include an Aspirational Block turnaround from Rank #81 to #1 in zone, taking Bihar's iGoT Karmayogi platform from #18 to #1 nationally, and a flood response that saved 1,139 lives.

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Endorsements on file

  • Dual Deputy Commissioner commendations to the Additional Chief Secretary
  • Separate commendation from a Cabinet Minister
  • National Government Excellence Award nomination for Gurdaspur
  • ISB Public Policy credential · peer-reviewed published research

02 · Core Competencies

What I bring to the table

I run government programmes the way consulting teams run engagements — scoped, budgeted, measured, delivered.

Scale

₹135 Cr+ delivered, solo

Sole administrator of a Government of India portfolio across 31+ border villages — full lifecycle from annual planning and budgeting to vendor management and impact reporting. No hand-holding required.

Access

Trusted at the very top

Daily working relationships with IAS officers, Deputy Commissioners, and Cabinet Ministers — the exact client rooms Big 4 government practices need opened, navigated, and kept.

Results

Turnarounds, not activity

Rank #81 → #1 in zone. National rank #18 → #1. 1,139 lives saved in crisis command. Every engagement I've led ends with a number the client can put in front of their board.

Program & Portfolio Management Donor & CSR Fundraising M&E Frameworks & Impact Measurement Health Systems Strengthening Cross-Departmental Coordination Government Partnerships (IAS / Ministers) Budgeting & Financial Oversight Disaster & Crisis Response Knowledge Products & SOP Design GovTech & AI-Enabled Delivery Community Mobilisation Team Leadership & Capacity Building

03 · Service Record

Professional experience

Statewide Health Rollout DC Commended ×2 Cabinet Minister Commendation National Award Nomination
  • Statewide health rollout — Aam Aadmi Pind Clinics (AAPC): under the OSD to the Health Minister, managing the statewide rollout of a telemedicine-enabled rural primary-care programme targeting 2,500 clinics — with Phase 1 of 1,000 to be operational by 31 March 2026 across 22 districts.
  • Operating-model design: authored the AAPC concept note and end-to-end operating model — hub-and-spoke teleconsultation (1 doctor : 5 clinics), staffing and empanelment framework, ₹10 Lakh/clinic decentralised infrastructure model, and a multi-department delivery structure spanning Health & Family Welfare, Rural Development, and 22 District Health Societies.
  • Yudh Nashey Virudh — anti-drug mission: driving the de-addiction and rehabilitation pillar of Punjab's flagship anti-drug mission, with 90,000+ individuals brought into OOAT-based treatment statewide since March 2025.
  • ₹135 Cr+ portfolio stewardship: sole programme administrator for the Vibrant Village Programme across 31+ border villages — owning annual planning, budgeting, vendor management, execution tracking, and impact reporting to the Deputy Commissioner and State Government.
  • Aspirational Block turnaround (#81 → #1): Nodal Officer for the Government of India's Aspirational Block Programme; elevated Gurdaspur's block to #1 in zone across 38 indicators spanning health, education, agriculture, and financial inclusion.
  • Tri-level executive endorsement: earned independent retention and appreciation recommendations from two Deputy Commissioners to the Additional Chief Secretary, alongside a separate commendation from a Cabinet Minister — the only fellow in the programme recognised at this seniority.
  • Disaster response — 1,139 lives saved: commanded the District Command & Control Room during the 2025 Punjab floods across 88 affected villages; engineered a GIS-based damage-assessment framework covering 15,000+ affected persons with fully auditable compensation disbursal.
  • GovTech & AI deployment (₹1 Cr+ CSR): raised ₹1 Cr+ in CSR funding for AI-enabled education infrastructure and governance technology; built dashboards and AI workflow tools adopted as official district reporting infrastructure.
  • EdTech at scale — 3 lakh+ students: conceptualised Gurdaspur's first Educational Recording Studio, delivering curriculum-mapped recorded lectures (Classes 6–12) to 2,100+ schools with institutionalised SOPs.
  • Sampoornata Abhiyan saturation: achieved district saturation on 5 of 6 indicators through cross-departmental field review cycles, securing Gurdaspur's National Government Excellence Award nomination.
  • Apex-level stakeholder management: directed ground administration for state visits by the Prime Minister, Chief Minister, Governor, and Cabinet Ministers; concurrently led Mukhya Mantri Sehat Bima Yojana, Drug Census, Gyan Bharatam Mission, and election coordination.
iGoT #1 Nationally Published Research
  • Statewide OD mandate (38 districts): spearheaded organisational development across all of Bihar, conducting governance diagnostics in 18 hospitals to redesign service-delivery frameworks aligned to Health Department KPIs.
  • iGoT Karmayogi #18 → #1 nationally: delivered 42+ capacity-building programmes across 14 institutions, training 5,000+ officials at a 92% certification rate — the highest in programme history, among 13.8 lakh onboarded employees.
  • NITI Aayog policy contribution: co-authored the Viksit Bihar @ 2047 presentation, translating macro state priorities into district-level execution roadmaps adopted by senior state planners.
  • HRMS restructuring (15,352 employees): directed the Health Department HRMS overhaul, standardising 395 designations to establish state-scale HR data governance.
  • Knowledge products — 100% adoption: designed 4 scalable knowledge products (diagnostic frameworks, SOP repositories, grievance management tools) achieving full statewide adoption.
  • Published research: co-authored a peer-reviewed Organisational Network Analysis study on social capital in maternity hospitals; presented at an international conference and scaled decentralised-leadership practices statewide.
  • Institutional revival: reactivated the Regional Health & Family Welfare Training Centre, Bhagalpur after 18+ years of dormancy through KPI-aligned planning and workshops.
  • Dual national certification: enabled District Hospital Banka to secure NQAS and Kayakalp certifications simultaneously by strengthening biomedical-waste management and compliance protocols.
  • Frontline capacity building: trained 350+ frontline health workers on VHSND and malnutrition-surveillance protocols, identifying 140+ high-risk pregnancies; mobilised 250+ community members on newborn-care and hygiene.
  • Change management: orchestrated a Live Action Project and Personal Transformation & Team Building workshop for 68 District Hospital and Health Society staff.
  • Gender sensitisation: convened a two-day session for 40+ participants, embedding inclusive-workplace norms across the hospital.
  • Last-mile delivery: supported block-level PM-JAY rollout across rural Varanasi — facilitating 5,000+ health-card generations and 15 hospital admissions/claim resolutions; ran 12 awareness drives that raised scheme enrolment in underserved blocks.

04 · Flagship Impact

Results that moved the needle

2,500

AAPC clinics — statewide rollout

Telemedicine-enabled rural primary care under the OSD to the Health Minister; Phase 1 of 1,000 clinics live by March 2026 across 22 districts.

#81 → #1

Aspirational Block, Gurdaspur

Zone-topping turnaround across 38 indicators in health, education, agriculture, and financial inclusion.

#18 → #1

iGoT Karmayogi, Bihar

National top ranking among 13.8 lakh onboarded employees, with a record 92% certification rate.

1,139

Lives saved — 2025 floods

Commanded the District Command & Control Room across 88 affected villages with auditable GIS-based relief.

₹1 Cr+

CSR raised for GovTech

AI-enabled education infrastructure and dashboards adopted as official district reporting systems.

3 lakh+

Students reached

Gurdaspur's first Educational Recording Studio serving 2,100+ schools with curriculum-mapped content.

15,352

Employees mapped in HRMS

Health Department restructuring standardising 395 designations for state-scale data governance.

05 · Credentials

Education & certifications

Education

2025—

Public Policy Programme

Indian School of Business (ISB)

2020–22

Masters in Conflict Management and Development

Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Varanasi · CGPA 8.80

2017–20

B.A. — Political Science, History & Education

Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi

Certifications & professional development

  • Good Governance Certification — Rishihood University
  • Generative AI for Governance (ChatGPT, Claude)
  • Canva Craft Pro — Piramal Foundation
  • MS Office Suite — Advanced Excel, PowerPoint, Word

Let's Work Together

Ready to lead from day one — open to Senior Programme Manager, Programme Manager, and Senior Consultant mandates with Big 4 consulting firms, governance consultancies, and development sector organisations.

sharadseth3@gmail.com +91 83184 36654 Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India